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Verse 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---5-------------5---------------------------------------------------------| A|------5--3--0-------5--3--x------------------------------------------------| E|------------5-------------5------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------5--3--0----3--5--3--x------------------------------------------------| E|------------5-------------5------------------------------------------------| Verse: G D C A Down so long now Jesus C D A You know I been down so long G D C A Far turned out and freezing C D A Won't you carry my body home Chorus: B This is why I came Bb To live a life in a day N.C. With a fire in my head Verse: G D C A Who's got the keys to the workhouse? C D A Satan has locked the door G D C A Got no wings to take us C D A Up off of that killing floor Chorus: B Is this why you came? Bb To handle a snake N.C. And wear a new starry crown Verse: G D C A There's no phoenix rising C D A To a mansion up on the hill G D C A This albatross I'm riding C D A Is a train just standing still Chorus: B This is how I came Bb With a stench and a stain N.C. To be washed in the blood